Fayetteville signs former Temple standout Lyde
Published on February 8, 2006 under NBA G League (G League)
Fayetteville Patriots News Release
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., February 8 - The Fayetteville Patriots have acquired forward Kevin Lyde from the NBA Development League available player pool and waived guard Norm Richardson. Guard Melvin Sanders has also returned to the Patriots after completing a 10-day contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
Lyde, 6-10, 250, played professionally in Italy for Cimberio Aironi Novara during the 2004-05 season and this season in Argentina for River Plate Buenos Aires, where he played in 25 games and averaged 24.9 minutes, 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots.
After playing collegiately at Temple, Lyde was the eighth overall selection in the 2001 D-League Draft by the Greenville Groove. He played for the Columbus Riverdragons in 2002-03. In all, Lyde has played in 93 D-League games, averaging 26.1 minutes, 9.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocked shots.
Sanders returns to the Patriots where in five games before earning his GATORADE Call-Up he averaged 28.2 minutes, 20.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists. In three games with the Spurs he averaged 4.0 minutes and 2.4 points. He played from 2000-2003 at Oklahoma State, averaging 13.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his senior season. He was named to the All-Big 12 Team and the All-Big 12 Defensive Team in 2003. In 2002, he was honored as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 Team. Sanders started all 94 games in his three seasons at OSU.
Richardson played in 22 games (five starts) for the Patriots, averaging 23.5 minutes, 11.5 points and 3.1 rebounds.
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For more information on the Patriots or the NBA D-League, visit fayettevillepatriots.com or call (910) 213-1000.
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